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    wider bars

    are there any handle bars that have the smaller 25.4 clamp size that are longer than 520mm? ive allowed myself to get hooked on wider bars from riding my chameleon, and when i ride my oldie i miss the handling. iknow its sort of missing the retro point but just the bars being a tad longer would...
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    pearl white stumpy comp 87

    forgot to mention its just the frame
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    pearl white stumpy comp 87

    looking to sell my 19.5 pearl white stumpy comp 87 in a few weeks. will upload photos soon. its in good condition no sticker peel or nasty srapes just headtube rub, the usual chain suck and a chip on the chainstay the size of a 5p. oh and the seatpost is stuck. offers anyone?
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    early nos xt f/mech

    never used 28.6 xt mech, gleaming. 30 quid
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    getting old

    does anybody hit those big jumps that are made by the crazy dirt jumpers in their local woods? on their retro rides? i did and broke my collar bone and my little finger. ive been riding for twenty years now and obviously aquirred a little bike skill in that time, and didnt want to think i was...
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    klein owners

    can someone please tell me the front mech size on a 92 rascal. Im desperate for this so i can complete my build. thanks
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    nos xt f/mech

    nos xt front mech 28.6. 40 quid
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    front mech help

    can anyone tell me the front mech size of a 92 rascal. thanks
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    rascal paint job

    i need a paint match to repair two small scratches in both colurs of a 92 rascal pink/purple fade. any klein owners got any pointers as to a good match and the best way to get her blemish free? thanks
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    rear mech lengths

    how comes back in the day you could run short cage mechs on triple cranksets but now your told they will only work with double ring set ups or single ring set ups? i mean all i ever seem to remember was triple ring bikes, and some were using short cage mechs, is it to do with the cassette speeds...
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    single speed???????

    my brother has just assembled a single speed salsa which looks nice, its got a very clean weightless look about it which i love, but he just cant compete with me and my geared bike, he said some trails are just un rideable!..(probably through lack of gears) is he destined to ride on tarmac &...
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    werent ridgebacks & muddy fox once cool

    how comes ridgeback & muddy fox are now budget bikes? when i started riding in 86/87 they were top makes with high spec components like the 603 ridgeback in the freewheel catalogue which had full xt throughout. why didnt they exploit the market when mtb were just taking off? now there just crap
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    crank caps

    crank caps, early xt
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    manitou fragility

    ive always lusted after a nice small manitou hardtail frame but whenever you see them for sale the seller always says its about to self destruct due to various cracks & perhaps it would make a nice wall decoration instead! i know they wasnt built to hang on walls, so why is this :?
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    bit of a long shot

    ameybrooks yeti c-26 :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    jellybean....need i say more!

    classic salsa frame 19 & half ebay: :o
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    california dreaming

    does anyone else feel the need to ride down the same trails as fisher, breeze & ck? are their any tour operators that do mtb holidays in the holy land???
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    where are those jellybean salsas hiding??

    salsa frame 18 (jellybean) i know!!
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    sloping top tube. who n when?

    who can settle this dispute? who was the first frame builder to introduce a sloping top tube? was it kona (cinder88) or earlier. i remember overburrys having them on the pioneer, which is earlier still!
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    manitou fork

    anyone installed the manitou springs that you see on ebay? ive been trying to locate new elastomers but cant find any, only the springs! and i hear they turn your ride into a po go stick on wheels. would appreciate any info on them. thanks :?
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